Belarus 2009 Leo 20 rubles Ag

Description

Leo
Put into circulation: silver, 20 rubles - May 25, 2009; copper-nickel, 1 ruble - May 25, 2009; gold, 100 rubles - March 23, 2011
Design: S. Zaskevich (Belarus)
Minting: JSC Mint of Poland, Warsaw, Poland
Silver, silver proof: 925
denomination: 20 rubles
coin weight: 28.28 g
weight of pure silver: 26.16 g
quality: "uncirculated", the coin is oxidized with an insert (synthetic crystal)
diameter: 38.61 mm
circulation: up to 25,000 pcs.
The coins have the shape of a circle (gold and copper-nickel coins have a protruding edging around the circumference). The side surface of gold and silver coins without a notch, copper-nickel - with a notch.
Obverse
in the center, framed by a circle consisting of 12 symbols of the signs of the zodiac, is the image of the Sun and the Moon, below it is the astrological sign of Leo and the inscriptions: in Latin - LEO, in Belarusian - LEЎ; at the top - a relief image of the State Emblem of the Republic of Belarus; bottom left - the year of minting (on the gold and silver on the right - the hallmark of the alloy and the mark of the mint of Poland); inscriptions around the circle: at the top - REPUBLIC OF BELARUS; below the denomination - 100 RUBLES (for gold), 20 RUBLES (for silver) and 1 RUBLE (for copper-nickel).
Reverse
in the center - a stylized image of a lion framed by a geometric ornament (on a silver coin in the eyes of a lion - inserts made of synthetic crystal).